Eisenkot Bloc Offers Gantz Top Posts to Prevent Vote Waste
Translated & summarized from i24NEWS by baba
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Eisenkot bloc offers Gantz top posts, including National Security Advisor.
- The offers aim to prevent Blue and White votes from being wasted.
- Gantz rejects offers and seeks to build campaign momentum.
- Blue and White is currently polling below the electoral threshold.
- Likud strengthens to 28 seats in a new poll.
The Gadi Eisenkot bloc is reportedly making offers to Benny Gantz, leader of the Blue and White party, in an effort to prevent "vote burning", votes cast for a party that does not pass the electoral threshold. Political correspondent Nadav Eyalimalech reported on Sunday that among the proposals being considered are ambassadorships and domestic positions, with the role of National Security Advisor being a prominent suggestion.
Sources close to Gantz have criticized these offers, stating, "One who does not have a government cannot offer one." Gantz currently has no intention of withdrawing and is launching a campaign to encourage potential supporters to declare their intention to vote for him, aiming to create momentum. His camp believes that while people want to vote for him, they are hesitant due to his party's low polling numbers, and they aim to reverse this trend.
A recent poll conducted by Direct Polls for i24NEWS, aired on Thursday, indicated that the Likud party is strengthening to 28 Knesset seats, while Gadi Eisenkot's Yisrael Beiteinu remains stable at 22 seats. In contrast, Gantz's Blue and White party, along with several other smaller parties, is failing to cross the electoral threshold.
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